I wonder if this is a regional difference in usage. It sounds so completely natural to me that I really struggled to understand your objection at first.
Maybe I’m missing something. In fact I’m sure I am as I don’t follow UK politics closely at all. Mostly what I know is from scrolling past headlines like this one.
Confusing thing #1: My understanding is the Conservative (Tory?) party is struggling so the PM called for a “snap” election.
If you’re not doing great, wouldn’t it make more sense to try and weather the storm and work to make things sunnier before the next election rather than call for an election amidst the storm?
Confusing thing #2: If you are in said storm and now looking down the barrel of an election, wouldn’t that be the opposite of the time you would want to announce your unpopular policy ideas?
This really sounds like someone who is trying to get fired instead of quit.
I’ve seen enough administrations that do hold the house and senate still not be able to get anything done to know there is more to the story than this…
The party infighting takes over and they still struggle to get anything done.
Failing to repeal Obamacare after promising to for years yet once Trump was elected and Rs held the house and senate for two years still not being able to get it done comes to mind first. Though Ds have had similar failures too.
You’re 75 times more likely to be killed by lightning than a shark
Does this account for time spent in the shark/lightning strike zone?
I definitely spend waaaay more than 75 times as long not in the ocean.
Also, is “Shark Week” still a thing. I always thought it was funny how Discovery oscillated from “OMG sharks!!” To “Akshuwally sharks are super safe” back to “Blood! Agony! Terror! Sharks!”
The health experts noted how tricky it can be to identify and diagnose these rare cases but flagged periorbital edema and the eosinophilia as being key clinical clues to the grizzly infections
I’m going 65% - which is still good by modern movie standards. But we rewatched Fury Road for the first time in years last night to get ready and I just love the shit out of that movie.
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Do you avoid discussing some topics online even if you have something you'd like to say about them?
I’ve been doing this for some time now. Even if it’s something that I consider important....
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